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Is bone loss, joint pain & fatigue a for sure result of your medication? I did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782627/

Discussion: How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2022

Hi everyone! I’m new to this forum. I was dx with both lobular and ductal atypical...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/664920/

Discussion: Anyone had nausea as a side effect of tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2021

My name is Celia, I live in Switzerland and had a cancer removed from one breast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86667/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2019

@nycoceans I'm guessing that you have had long discussions with your oncologist, and that he told...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/291272/

Discussion: LCIS-Age 61 (post menopause) diagnosis- AI’s a good idea?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 26, 2020

I have DCIS low-intermediate grade. 2 lumpectomy surgeries didn’t get clear margins. Refused radiation and tamoxifen....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988684/

Discussion: Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2023

Hi Wow reading your story I can't believe they neglect by physicians. I myself have osteopenia...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1049919/

Discussion: Radiation: When do side effects show?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 13 7:27am

They really don't know for sure if you'll need radiation until AFTER the pathology comes back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1085080/

Discussion: Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 11 4:21pm

Hi I had my lumpectomy December 15th last year I had my Sentinel node surgery February...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1060985/

Discussion: DCIS pathology

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 2 3:17pm

I am 71 and was diagnosed with ADH last year. (I had a hysterectomy in 2009...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025470/

Discussion: Side effects with Baby Tamoxifen (low-dose tamoxifen)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 1 11:15am

I too have been on anastrozole for 5 months after having undergone lumpectomy and WB radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/736361/

Discussion: Anyone experience mood swings and nervousness with Anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2022

As you point out, people's tolerance differs. I asked my oncologist about tamoxifen as an anastrozole...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694891/

Discussion: What problems have you had with Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2022

No, Mistletoe isn’t standard and it isn’t anywhere in the Canadian protocol treatment . We have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693168/

Discussion: After breast cancer: 12 years out, questions about recurrence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2022

Hi @yahomich, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. What a lovely introduction to get to know a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219951/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2020

@aspapla I started taking Tamoxifen about a month ago and same here, I’ve been super irritable,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1012991/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and mental health

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 10 8:54am

I stopped Anastrozole after 18 month.i had lumpectomy, followed by 4 rounds of chemo and 19...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1111290/

Discussion: Anastrazole and anxiety

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 24 7:45pm

Accelerated bone loss is absolutely a given with AIs. Aromatase inhibitors deplete estrogen by preventing its...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696598/

Discussion: After breast cancer: 12 years out, questions about recurrence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 6, 2022

I have been taking exemestane (25mg) for 9 months. I take it shortly before bed, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/961483/

Discussion: Advice on Exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2023

When I tried Fosamax daily dose I had some mild stomach irritation. I then started having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027586/

Discussion: Early stage breast cancer put on bisphosphonate (Zometa)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 4 4:21pm

@dlmdinia and @bpknitter53 are spot on - it depends on your situation, here’s mine. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056587/

Discussion: Life after Breast Cancer: What’s next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 24 4:43pm

@leesal123 I am right there with you. I had BIL arak lumpectomies last week and ADH...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708228/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2022

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